Why are dog owners so irresponsible?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s young people who have dogs as a form of therapy. They are irresponsible, don’t have a ton of money for proper care, and frankly most people in their 20s do not have time for a dog given their social lives and work obligations

Dogs are for empty nesters

There are plenty of middle-aged and older dog owners who disregard laws and social norms regarding their pets.

+1, the worst dog owners in my neighborhood are the ones with young kids who obviously underestimated how hard it would be to take care of and socialize a dog while working full time and raising kids. They remember having dogs when they were kids but forgot the part about how their parents (usually a SAHM mom) took care of the dog all the time and they had a big yard for the dog to run in and they only went on a couple vacations a year and one was usually a car trip they could take the dog on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As if we don't already waste enough plastic collectively, the poop need it's own plastic.
Bury the poop. Walk around with a small shovel/digger.

No.

Take your poop home.

No one wants your dog's poop in their yard, especially not buried poop which damages other people's yards and which you are much more likely to step on.

Insufferable entitled dog owners are the worst.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing wrong with putting a poop bag into a TRASH can that has not been collected yet that is obviously sitting out for collection.

Yard waste? No
Recycling? No
Empty can? No

Everything is wring with putting your dog poop into other people's trash cans.

Carry it with you and dispose of it at your own house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it is dog owners, specifically. I think there is just a subset of the population that is rude, irresponsible & inconsiderate. Some of those people are also dog owners. They are irresponsible with their dogs- same as they are with everything else in life.

They are the same people who don’t return their shopping carts, don’t pick up after themselves in public, etc.

Nah.

It's unique to dog owners.

This includes bringing pets onto planes, into restaurants and into stores as "emotional support" animals. They abuse handcap protections and let their dogs poop in other peopls yards.

[Anonymous]

That’s incredibly rude and annoying. I carry my dog’s poop for miles and only get rid of it at home. Even if it’s garbage day and I know other people’s bins will be emptied within hours.

Some people suck.

[Anonymous]

Is it just a weekly thing now for the dog haters to start a new thread about dogs and people who own them?

We get it. You hate dogs. We also know there are plenty of irresponsible dog owners and rude people in general.

Why the need to keep repeating the same things?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all are reminding me of the time poop bags in trash cans came up on our neighborhood listserve. Most people were like "oh hey, please don't," but these two old ladies went absolutely nuclear. Like so apoplectic that the original person apologized for bringing it up. Now everyone gives them a wiiiiide berth.



Now I'm wondering if one of them is in this thread.

Good for them. They are right. People should put their dog’s poop in their trash can. This is not difficult.

People should not lose their sh*t in a listserve over this, though. No one wants to chat with the unhinged, get off my lawn, old fart on their street.

Then don’t respond. Again, this is not difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just a weekly thing now for the dog haters to start a new thread about dogs and people who own them?

We get it. You hate dogs. We also know there are plenty of irresponsible dog owners and rude people in general.

Why the need to keep repeating the same things?

Not dogs. Dog owners.

And I don't think people are repeating themselves. I think these behaviors are so pervasive so many people encounter them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s incredibly rude and annoying. I carry my dog’s poop for miles and only get rid of it at home. Even if it’s garbage day and I know other people’s bins will be emptied within hours.

Some people suck.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s incredibly rude and annoying. I carry my dog’s poop for miles and only get rid of it at home. Even if it’s garbage day and I know other people’s bins will be emptied within hours.

Some people suck.

Same. And I reuse every bag I get for poop. The bag shipped clothing comes in, bulky FedEx shipping bags, produce bags. It’s not that hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s young people who have dogs as a form of therapy. They are irresponsible, don’t have a ton of money for proper care, and frankly most people in their 20s do not have time for a dog given their social lives and work obligations

Dogs are for empty nesters

There are plenty of middle-aged and older dog owners who disregard laws and social norms regarding their pets.

+1, the worst dog owners in my neighborhood are the ones with young kids who obviously underestimated how hard it would be to take care of and socialize a dog while working full time and raising kids. They remember having dogs when they were kids but forgot the part about how their parents (usually a SAHM mom) took care of the dog all the time and they had a big yard for the dog to run in and they only went on a couple vacations a year and one was usually a car trip they could take the dog on.

This is spot on. These are the worst in my neighborhood too. I actually think the singles and DINKWADs are pretty conscientious owners- they have time for training and walking, their dog is a hobby. In families with young kids the dog comes dead last in priorities which means the dog is often problematic and the parents are frustrated and busy and frenzied and...it's just a bad scene.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s young people who have dogs as a form of therapy. They are irresponsible, don’t have a ton of money for proper care, and frankly most people in their 20s do not have time for a dog given their social lives and work obligations

Dogs are for empty nesters

There are plenty of middle-aged and older dog owners who disregard laws and social norms regarding their pets.

+1, the worst dog owners in my neighborhood are the ones with young kids who obviously underestimated how hard it would be to take care of and socialize a dog while working full time and raising kids. They remember having dogs when they were kids but forgot the part about how their parents (usually a SAHM mom) took care of the dog all the time and they had a big yard for the dog to run in and they only went on a couple vacations a year and one was usually a car trip they could take the dog on.

This is spot on. These are the worst in my neighborhood too. I actually think the singles and DINKWADs are pretty conscientious owners- they have time for training and walking, their dog is a hobby. In families with young kids the dog comes dead last in priorities which means the dog is often problematic and the parents are frustrated and busy and frenzied and...it's just a bad scene.

The most neglected dogs I know belong to a couple with young kids. Most of the dogs' days are spent locked inside of kennels/cages. The yard isn't fenced so the dogs are only allowed outside on the rickety deck to crap and pee, which isn't picked up for days at a time. They have never been on walks. But boy - when you see the couple's Insta photos and holiday cards, those cute dogs are featured like they are beloved parts of the family. Sickening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s young people who have dogs as a form of therapy. They are irresponsible, don’t have a ton of money for proper care, and frankly most people in their 20s do not have time for a dog given their social lives and work obligations

Dogs are for empty nesters

There are plenty of middle-aged and older dog owners who disregard laws and social norms regarding their pets.

+1, the worst dog owners in my neighborhood are the ones with young kids who obviously underestimated how hard it would be to take care of and socialize a dog while working full time and raising kids. They remember having dogs when they were kids but forgot the part about how their parents (usually a SAHM mom) took care of the dog all the time and they had a big yard for the dog to run in and they only went on a couple vacations a year and one was usually a car trip they could take the dog on.

This is spot on. These are the worst in my neighborhood too. I actually think the singles and DINKWADs are pretty conscientious owners- they have time for training and walking, their dog is a hobby. In families with young kids the dog comes dead last in priorities which means the dog is often problematic and the parents are frustrated and busy and frenzied and...it's just a bad scene.

Some of the singles and DINKs with dogs around us can be bad too, especially during the puppy phase (which can last for years with some dogs, especially if they aren't being trained properly), but most seem to figure it out eventually and the dogs calm down. Their dogs, at least, seem to be well cared for and be getting the exercise and attention they need.

But I'll also note the families with the worst behaved dogs also have poorly behaved kids. Some people just want all the benefits of parenting and pets without any of the work. They pride themselves on being laid back and their kids on being "independent." In reality their house is chaos, their kids are out of control, and their dog is stressed out most of the time. They can't see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing wrong with putting a poop bag into a TRASH can that has not been collected yet that is obviously sitting out for collection.

Yard waste? No
Recycling? No
Empty can? No

WRONG. THE GARBAGEMEN LIFT THE GARBAGE BAGS OUT OF THE CAN AND YOUR DOG SH** BAGS STAY AT THE BOTTOM, STICKING TO IT, MEANING I HAVE TO CLEAN THEM OUT MYSELF. DON'T BE A BARBARIAN. TAKE IT TO YOUR OWN TRASH CAN OR USE A PUBLIC CAN.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing wrong with putting a poop bag into a TRASH can that has not been collected yet that is obviously sitting out for collection.

Yard waste? No
Recycling? No
Empty can? No

OMFG DO NOT PUT YOUR DOG POOP BAGS IN SOMEONES TRASH WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!!

It will not get thrown out with the trash. It will stick to the can. I am a dog owner but people like you give us a bad name.

You put your dog poop bags in your own trash or a public can, which has a liner.

Calm down. Nobody is talking about throwing poop that is not contained in a bag anywhere. How the hell would you get it into the can? Do you think people are picking it up with their bare hands and flinging it?

If our can is on the curb and hasn't been picked up yet, I really don't care if you throw your poop bag, candy wrapper, whatever into it. Why on earth would I?

Because it ends up stuck to the bottom!!! Toss it into your own can, inside the poop bag sure, but not otherwise tied up in a garbage bag, on a nice summer day, and see how you feel about it when it's plastered to the bottom of the can after trash pickup